Kerala to redistribute minority scholarships soon

Govt. will allot ₹6.2 crore more so that no community loses out on scholarships

The Kerala government will shortly come up with an order reallocating the scholarships for minority communities based on their population. It was after a Kerala High Court order and the consensus reached at an all-party meeting that the government finalised the redistribution of scholarships. Earlier, the aid was distributed among Muslims and Latin Catholics and converted Christians on an 80:20 ratio. Last year, 10,812 Muslim students had availed themselves of the C.H. Mohammed Koya scholarship for girls followed by 430 students belonging to Latin Catholic community and 98 from the converted Christian community. There is no clarity yet on the number of beneficiaries from the other Christian communities as they were not covered by the scheme earlier.